Table 26. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Missouri: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
99,171 
30,941 
41,429 
15,781 
3,371 
3,627 
1,136 
66 
2,820 
percent 
100.0 
31.2 
41.8 
15.9 
3.4 
3.7 
1.1 
0.1 
2.8 
Land in farms 
....acres 
28,266,137 
5,729,596 
6,116,306 
3,825,789 
2,536,149 
5,076,315 
3,256,536 
359,243 
1,366,203 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
285 
185 
148 
242 
752 
1,400 
2,867 
5,443 
484 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
99,171 
30,941 
41,429 
15,781 
3,371 
3,627 
1,136 
66 
2,820 
$1,000 
9,488,839 
732,770 
860,430 
744,336 
1,164,850 
2,385,336 
2,057,056 
994,877 
549,184 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
95,682 
23,683 
20,769 
47,167 
345,550 
657,661 
1,810,788 
15,073,888 
194,746 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,856 
5,585 
8,124 
1,803 
344 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,641 
3,122 
5,248 
1,024 
2 
- 
- 
- 
245 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10,739 
3,711 
5,547 
1,205 
4 
- 
- 
- 
272 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13,274 
4,897 
6,403 
1,643 
2 
4 
- 
- 
325 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17,588 
6,398 
7,903 
2,824 
7 
2 
- 
- 
454 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11,418 
3,836 
4,398 
2,838 
3 
6 
- 
- 
337 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,726 
2,107 
2,391 
2,902 
78 
5 
1 
- 
242 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,006 
1,074 
1,186 
1,336 
2,037 
138 
3 
- 
232 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,965 
149 
157 
45 
912 
1,558 
12 
- 
132 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,054 
16 
27 
76 
82 
1,640 
122 
_ 
91 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,904 
46 
45 
85 
244 
274 
998 
66 
146 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,505 
44 
39 
83 
218 
202 
810 
- 
109 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
297 
2 
4 
2 
25 
54 
179 
3 
28 
$5,000,000 or more 
102 
- 
2 
- 
1 
18 
9 
63 
9 
Total sales 
....farms 
99,171 
30,941 
41,429 
15,781 
3,371 
3,627 
1,136 
66 
2,820 
$1,000 
9,164,886 
665,706 
797,975 
712,663 
1,135,877 
2,321,322 
2,008,469 
990,441 
532,434 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
23,717 
4,618 
6,793 
4,814 
2,435 
3,030 
1,027 
41 
959 
$1,000 
3,922,873 
169,644 
235,563 
192,097 
377,412 
1,225,200 
1,311,696 
179,726 
231,536 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
10,440 
1,071 
1,392 
1,490 
2,082 
2,847 
1,004 
40 
514 
$1,000 
3,703,686 
115,427 
151,371 
(D) 
370,187 
1,221,333 
1,311,329 
(D) 
224,332 
Corn 
....farms 
15,522 
2,409 
3,742 
2,953 
2,058 
2,706 
930 
39 
685 
$1,000 
1,519,966 
52,625 
77,936 
60,429 
128,796 
472,405 
552,562 
86,944 
88,270 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
5,400 
270 
403 
278 
1,028 
2,198 
881 
38 
304 
$1,000 
1,363,445 
(D) 
35,235 
20,495 
104,606 
458,980 
551,220 
(D) 
82,150 
Wheat 
....farms 
6,238 
959 
1,304 
1,157 
876 
1,220 
461 
20 
241 
$1,000 
251,687 
14,447 
17,453 
16,223 
28,329 
78,508 
74,665 
8,992 
13,070 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,264 
39 
43 
31 
175 
574 
321 
15 
66 
$1,000 
175,041 
3,188 
3,317 
2,123 
13,285 
62,932 
71,003 
8,838 
10,356 
Soybeans 
....farms 
19,668 
3,630 
5,196 
3,828 
2,296 
2,888 
987 
37 
806 
$1,000 
1,969,741 
100,080 
136,980 
112,187 
214,476 
638,382 
591,717 
61,770 
114,149 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
7,759 
589 
754 
655 
1,713 
2,651 
961 
35 
401 
$1,000 
1,762,262 
(□) 
68,017 
49,613 
199,943 
631,920 
591,083 
(D) 
106,891 
Sorghum 
....farms 
747 
129 
156 
156 
70 
119 
65 
4 
48 
$1,000 
21,383 
(D) 
1,974 
2,071 
1,573 
5,029 
5,454 
(D) 
2,421 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
92 
6 
4 
4 
7 
31 
27 
3 
10 
$1,000 
13,089 
428 
462 
243 
505 
3,646 
4,740 
1,052 
2,013 
Barley 
....farms 
51 
7 
12 
11 
13 
4 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
290 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
62 
75 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
....farms 
385 
9 
25 
24 
33 
121 
147 
8 
18 
$1,000 
151,731 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
3,708 
29,714 
84,109 
18,221 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
322 
3 
9 
6 
24 
114 
141 
8 
17 
$1,000 
149,891 
403 
639 
343 
3,342 
29,542 
83,927 
18,221 
13,473 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
....farms 
638 
95 
152 
247 
47 
55 
25 
1 
16 
$1,000 
5,993 
(D) 
148 
281 
468 
1,087 
(D) 
(D) 
85 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
23 
- 
- 
4 
4 
13 
1 
1 
$1,000 
4,675 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
721 
3,027 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
... farms 
33 
8 
9 
7 
1 
3 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,375 
106 
240 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
56 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
4 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,030 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
407 
9 
18 
19 
34 
136 
145 
9 
37 
$1,000 
248,631 
705 
1,843 
727 
4,957 
54,941 
140,277 
21,876 
23,305 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
361 
8 
7 
3 
32 
128 
143 
9 
31 
$1,000 
247,351 
(D) 
1,599 
301 
(D) 
54,614 
(D) 
21,876 
23,169 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
1,241 
260 
418 
427 
46 
28 
32 
1 
29 
$1,000 
63,122 
2,850 
(□) 
6,385 
(D) 
(D) 
20,929 
(D) 
829 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
112 
10 
5 
27 
20 
17 
30 
1 
2 
$1,000 
53,010 
(D) 
499 
1,790 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
1,251 
376 
510 
270 
21 
22 
14 
1 
37 
$1,000 
25,749 
4,226 
5,000 
2,437 
(D) 
1,730 
4,436 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
68 
17 
16 
7 
8 
7 
7 
1 
5 
$1,000 
16,695 
1,406 
1,530 
600 
(D) 
1,433 
4,341 
(D) 
(□) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
852 
274 
359 
140 
16 
22 
12 
1 
28 
$1,000 
23,194 
3,675 
4,415 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
61 
14 
15 
6 
8 
7 
5 
1 
5 
$1,000 
15,643 
1,222 
1,456 
(D) 
1,200 
1,431 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
....farms 
509 
132 
200 
154 
7 
2 
5 
9 
$1,000 
2,555 
551 
585 
(D) 
104 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
5 
1 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
813 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
350 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
